Texas Vinyard Wedding | Vinyards at Chapel Lodge | Hilary and Ernie

| The Vineyards at Chappel lodge Wedding was so romantic! It was our first time out to the Vinyards at Chappel lodge and we instantly loved it! All we can say is how awesome Hilary and Ernie are. We loved them from the beginning and new their wedding was not only going to be beautiful but heartfelt too. The amazing Visual Lyrics did the florals and they day was perfect thank to 3 Apples Events. We hope you all enjoy their beautiful wedding !

Hilary and Ernie! We had so much fun with you both. We cannot wait till it is time to photograph you again!

From The Bride:

When we started discussing our wedding, we had our hearts set on an intimate outdoor ceremony followed by a celebration underneath the stars. October 19th was the day we chose for our wedding for several reasons: We love the fall weather in Texas (who doesn’t!?), we were both born on the 19th, and it would be a full moon that night…which would be perfect for our outdoor festivities. Our goal was to find an awesome team of vendors who would work well together and make our dream outdoor wedding a reality. We wanted our wedding to be a night of celebration and romance surrounded by our favorite people in the world.

So, our wedding planning with choosing the venue. We wanted a unique venue for our outdoor ceremony, so when we went to look at The Vineyards at Chappel lodge, we knew it was perfect for us. We immediately fell in love with the gorgeous tree canopy over the ceremony site and the rustic elegance of the reception site.

One of the things we were adamant about is making sure we had delicious and memorable food for our guests. Working with the Royal Fig team to create a perfect menu for our wedding day was so much fun…. and delicious. We are still receiving compliments from guests on how wonderful our food was!

As a long time blog-follower of Forever Photography, my decision was easy when it came to choosing a photographer, and it was further solidified as soon as I met adorable Jona and Jerry Blackwell. The dynamic duo that is Forever Photography has been absolutely wonderful to work with, and their attention to detail is incredible. We can’t wait to see all of the photos from our wedding day!
Walking through an antique fair in Round Top, Texas looking for inspiration, we stumbled across amazing rusted tractor parts that knew would make the perfect centerpieces for our wedding. When I took them to our florist, and told her about our concept of industrial romance, she loved our idea. Visual lyrics designed gorgeous floral arrangements to accompany our unique pieces, and created a stunning floral arbor and beautiful bouquets and boutineers for our ceremony, as well. She even included tiny watch gears on the boutineers to coordinate with our theme, which I absolutely loved! We could not have been more pleased with how everything turned out!

I also wanted to make sure to incorporate a few more personal touches to make our wedding a unique celebration. So, I designed the table numbers, menus, ceremony programs, bar & signature drink menu, and any other signage used. Ernie’s very talented niece also made our thumbprint guestbook for us, and it turned out beautiful!

We hand-selected our own musical selections played by a Musical Discovery of Austin. For the wedding party, we chose for them to walk to ‘Happy Together’ by the Turtles because it is such a happy, upbeat song! I walked down the aisle to Bryan Adam’s ‘Everything I Do’, and we processed down the aisle after the ceremony to Luke Bryan’s ‘I Don’t Want This Night To End’.

I wore a strapless lace Pronovias wedding dress, a cathedral length veil, and ivory peep toe flats. For my something old, I had a lapel pin of my grandfathers pinned in my bouquet. For my something new, I wore a diamond tennis bracelet from my parents. For my something borrowed, I wore my great grandmother’s wedding band on my right hand. And for my something blue, I had my grandmother’s sapphire earrings. My bridesmaids wore wine-colored, one shoulder gowns from Bill Levkoff. Ernie and his groomsmen wore navy Signature Collection suits from Jos A Bank with ivory French cuffed shirts. Ernie also wore special Lucchesse Caiman belly boots that he had made specifically for the wedding and Texas State Bobcat cufflinks that I gifted him on our wedding day.

We wanted someone who knew us as a couple to officiate our wedding so we asked Robert Emmitt, Senior Pastor of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, to marry us. Luckily for us, he also happens to be the father in law of Ernie’s sister and he did an incredible job. We also asked Ernie’s three sisters to each select a scripture to read before our vows, which was a lovely addition to our ceremony. One surprise I had up my sleeve, was that I had Ernie’s wedding band custom-made. So, the first time he saw it was when I placed it on his finger during our vows! The entire ceremony was absolutely perfect…from the gorgeous weather and Robert’s wonderful message to Ernie surprising ME with a dip during our first kiss as man and wife! After our ceremony, our guests enjoyed a cocktail hour in the courtyard of our venue where guests could enjoy appetizers and try one of our signature cocktails: The Hilarita or Ernie Palmer. Our guests were seated once we were done taking pictures, and dinner was served family-style. After dinner came the toasts, first dances and cake cutting…and of course, the dessert bar that Ernie chose in lieu of a groom’s cake. Best. Night. Ever. Our wedding went by so fast, but it was everything we had hoped it would be…and SO much more!

Each phase of planning our wedding will be cherished; from getting engaged on the campus of our Alma Mater, to shopping and finding the perfect dress with my mom and sisters, to seeing my handsome hubby-to-be at the end of the aisle on our wedding day while being escorted by my Dad. We look back on our wedding day and feel completely blessed to have been surrounded by such an amazing support group of family and friends. We feel honored to have had the ones we love most around us on our most special day, and are so thankful for an amazing “A-team” of vendors that turned our dreams into a reality. I am so fortunate and so thankful for Ernie’s resourcefulness with power tools and a glue gun. I am also appreciative for my mom and sisters, who came to our rescue to finish several last minute details the week prior to the wedding. We are also thankful for the lovely Margaret Bedikian from 3 Apples Events for being our month-of coordinator. She is an amazing planner and talented organizer. She was our calming voice of reason when things got a little hectic towards the end, and being the planner that I am…that is not an easy task. I am grateful for her team who made sure everything was in place and the night went smoothly. Thank you to everyone who played a part in making our wedding day the most perfect day for us!